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Narrated by Peter Coyote, this award-winning film mixes old school narration with a new school style. Weaving together archival footage, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry, The Tribe takes audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of the Jewish people- from Biblical times to present day- through the story of Barbie. The film sheds light on the questions: What does it mean to be an American Jew today? What does it mean to be a member of any tribe in the 21st Century? (18 min)
The Tribe Educator's Kit includes a a deck of conversation cards for all ages, The Guide From The Perplexed discussion book, and a complete High School and University level Educator's Guide.
David McCandless turns complex data sets, like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates, into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.
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Play as Henry David Thoreau in this open world game set in the woods of Walden Pond 1845 Walden, A Game is a first-person simulation of the life of American philosopher Henry David Thoreau during his experiment in self-reliant living at Walden Pond in 1845
The purpose of this website is to provide free resources where people can learn about Positive Psychology through readings, videos, research, opportunities, conferences, questionnaires with feedback and more.
What Is Big History and What Are Its Key Questions? Our curricula are created by teachers and scholars. We offer complete social studies courses aligned to state standards, all totally free. Come explore our teaching materials, planning resources, professional-development offerings, and helpful online teacher community.
Educating for American Democracy initiative provides tools to make civics and history a priority so that we as a country can rebuild our civic strength.
EAD shifts from breadth to depth by offering an inquiry framework that weaves history and civics together and inspires students to learn by asking difficult questions, then seeking answers in the classroom through facts and discussion.
SIMA Academy is the "Netflix for Changemakers" offering a wealth of award-winning, globally sourced and vetted documentaries and teaching resources that inspire actions for a more just and sustainable world.
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Journeys in Film uses visual storytelling as a route to learning, linking film's unique narrative power to standards based lessons created to increase global awareness and build core academic skills.
Our programs turn cutting-edge research into practical resources for happiness, compassion, and the meaningful life. Research suggests that developing students’ social and emotional intelligence improves their academic achievement and overall well-being. Our work goes one step further: as children mature into young adults who place care, empathy, and social connection at the center of their lives and society.
GCED Online Campus is an e-learning platform on Global Citizenship Education by APCEIU.The platform provides GCED online courses for educators, special lecture series, case videos of GCED initiatives, and GCED-related teaching & learning materials. All courses and contents are free and accessible to every educator who is interested in GCED!
How can we rethink teaching practices to include and engage the whole student? What would student experience look like if we integrated silence and feeling with empirical analysis? Tuning the Student Mind is the story of one teacher’s attempt to answer these questions by creating an innovative college course that marries the spiritual and the theoretical, integrating meditation and self-reflection with more conventional academic curriculum. As the narrative unfolds, we understand how Beauregard’s bold and unconventional approach to identity studies teaches students new methods of inquiry, pushing them to ignite their own creativity and imagination.
“A just society is based on principles everyone would agree to if impartial and if starting from an original position behind a ‘veil of ignorance’ — not knowing who they would be or which side of an argument they would be on.” — Eric Rosenbaum paraphrasing John Rawl
There would be:
60 Asians
15 Africans
14 people from the Americas
11 Europeans
33 Christians
22 Muslims
14 Hindus
7 Buddhists
12 would speak Chinese
5 would speak Spanish
5 would speak English
3 would speak Arabic
3 would speak Hindi
3 would speak Bengali
3 would speak Portuguese
2 would speak Russian
2 would speak Japanese
83 would be able to read and write; 17 would not
7 would have a college degree
22 would own or share a computer
77 people would have a place to shelter them
from the wind and the rain, but 23 would not
1 would be dying of starvation
What do you do when you can’t solve a problem? I like to talk to smart people who can help me understand the subject better. I call this process “getting unconfused”—and I think it is one of the best ways to learn something new. In my new podcast, I try to get unconfused about some of the things that fascinate me. Join me on my learning journey as I talk to brilliant guests about Alzheimer’s disease, marijuana, plant-based meat, the evolution of language, and more.
Sam Altman, Seth Rogan, Sal Kahn, Questlove, John McWhorter, Yejin Choi Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more at https://gatesnot.es/43TOtH7
Compiled by a small group of family, friends, and former colleagues, the book offers an intimate view of Jobs' life and thoughts through his notes, drafts, letters, speeches, oral histories, interviews, photos, and mementos. It is published by the Steve Jobs Archive, and available for free online and on Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/make-something-wonderful/id6446905902
Invention (creating something new) and innovation (improving on something previously developed) have served as important aspects of American life since the country’s founding. This primary source set provides students with the opportunity to examine and reflect on the ways in which a number of new technologies and new ideas came into being and became widely known. https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/
Commonplacing (a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books) and the creation of Commonplace Books (manuscripts in which an individual collects material which have a common theme) can be a useful tool for organizing knowledge to support Combinatorial Creativity in today’s digital age of information overload.
“Combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought.” (Einstein)
Cognitive scientists’ research shows that creative thinking can come from connecting disparate ideas that wouldn’t otherwise cross paths - but we no longer teach students to use tools that would facilitate this cross pollination of ideas.
"Commonplace" is a translation of the Latin term locus communis (from Greek tópos koinós, see literary topos) which means "a general or common topic", such as a statement of proverbial wisdom. In this original sense, commonplace books were collections of such sayings, such as John Milton's example. Scholars now understand them to include manuscripts in which an individual collects material which have a common theme, such as ethics, or exploring several themes in one volume. Commonplace books are private collections of information, but they are not diaries or travelogues.
The purpose of commonplacing, for education and the development of critical/creative thinking, can be traced from as early as 65 AD when Seneca taught that gathering information was not enough – it must be transformed into something new. Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, his private notes to himself and his ideas on Stoic philosophy were one of the first Commonplace Books when it was published in 180 AD. Commonplace Books were the information-organizers of Early Modern Europe and were an important element of Renaissance education. They were used to improve memory, connect thoughts for new knowledge and could be consulted for speeches and written composition. Erasmus advised in De Copia (1512) “an abundant stock of quotations and mizims from classical texts be entered under various Lock (places) to assist in free-flowing oratory”
Reflections are mixed with suggestions based on what you did throughout the day. It is based on Apple’s “Moments” feature to access your data — like where you were, the photos and videos you clicked, your FaceTime calls, etc. Apple lets you choose the data you want to share with the app, so if you don’t want it to have access to something, it won’t. These include Activity, Media, Contacts, Photos, and Significant Locations.
“We consume the equivalent of 174 full newspapers’ worth of content each and every day, five times higher than in 1986. . . When it comes to our personal knowledge, there is no such assigned spot. We are organizing for actionability, and “what’s actionable” is always changing. Sometimes we can receive one text message or email and the entire landscape of our day changes. Because”
― Tiago ForteAt its core, this method revolves around four key principles: Capture, Organize, Distill, and Express, or CODE for short. By following these principles, you can create a second brain that not only stores your knowledge but also facilitates creativity and innovation.
Quotes: https://fortelabs.com/blog/tiagos-favorite-second-brain-quotes/